2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools
Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree School for You
Human Development & Family Studies is the #46 most popular major in the country with 42,112 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 529 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Human Development & Family Studies program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for an Associate in Child Development & Family Studies
Our analysis found East Los Angeles College to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Monterey Park, East Los Angeles College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 94% of the human development majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rio Hondo College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools list. RHCCD is a large public school located in the large suburb of Whittier.
About 91% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 9% are male.
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Out of the 529 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Post University take out while working on their Associate Degree is $37,358.
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Out of the 529 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Bakersfield College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Bakersfield College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bakersfield.
Women make up 98% of the human development majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles Valley College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Valley Glen, LAVC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 97% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 3% are male.
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Citrus College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Glendora, Citrus College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 122 students majoring in human development at Citrus College, 2% are male and 98% are female.
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Cerritos College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 96% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 4% are male.
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Modesto Junior College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking. MJC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Modesto.
About 97% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 3% are male.
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Pasadena City College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public school with a very large student population.
About 91% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 9% are male.
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With a ranking of #10, El Camino College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students working on their associate degree. El Camino College is a large public school located in the suburb of Torrance.
Women make up 96% of the human development majors at the school.
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American Public University System landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree human development and family studies programs. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 92% of the human development majors at the school.
The average amount in student loans that human development majors at American Military University take out while working on their Associate Degree is $26,695.
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Santa Monica College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree human development and family studies programs. Located in the city of Santa Monica, SMC is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 98% of the human development majors at the school.
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Fresno City College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree human development and family studies programs. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 81 students majoring in human development at Fresno City College, 1% are male and 99% are female.
The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Fresno City College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $6,818.
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Mt. San Antonio College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human development and family studies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.
Of the 79 students majoring in human development at Mt. SAC, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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Tulsa Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 97% of the human development majors at the school.
Human Development majors at Tulsa Community College take out an average of $18,314 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Northern Virginia Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human development and family studies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.
The average amount in student loans that human development majors at Northern Virginia Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,997.
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Los Angeles City College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking. Los Angeles City College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Of the 77 students majoring in human development at Los Angeles City College, 9% are male and 91% are female.
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Merced College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 76 students majoring in human development at Merced Community College District, 1% are male and 99% are female.
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College of the Sequoias did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human development and family studies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Visalia, College of the Sequoias is a public college with a large student population.
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Florida State College at Jacksonville ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools list. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.
Women make up 99% of the human development majors at the school.
On average, human development graduates from FSCJ take out $15,960 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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With a ranking of #21, Victor Valley College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students working on their associate degree. Victor Valley College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Victorville.
About 97% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 3% are male.
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With a ranking of #22, MiraCosta College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Oceanside, MiraCosta College is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 99% of the human development majors at the school.
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College of the Desert landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree human development and family studies programs. College of the Desert is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Palm Desert.
About 97% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 3% are male.
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Los Angeles Trade Technical College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
About 97% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 3% are male.
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Chaffey College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Rancho Cucamonga, Chaffey College is a public college with a large student population.
About 97% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 3% are male.
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Additional Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 529 different United States human development and family studies schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools award.
Human Development & Family Studies by Region
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Human Development & Family Studies Related Majors
One of 7 majors within the area of study, human development and family studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Human Development
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 4,858 |
| Textile & Apparel Studies | 3,313 |
| General Family & Consumer Sciences | 2,906 |
| Family & Consumer Economics | 1,454 |
| Human Sciences Business Services | 704 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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